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Insights Daily Debates: Day – 163 15 March 2016 Archives Today’s Topic “Recent WTO Ruling against India’s Solar Program is not Wrong” NOTE: Unlike past we will not be giving you topic in question format. We observed that it turned out to be another Q & A session. We will just mention the topic and […]
Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 71 15 March 2016 Archives The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles. This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2016. It is not a test […]
Insights into Editorial: How reforms killed Indian manufacturing 15 March 2016 Article Link Manmohan Singh, the then minister of finance, ended his budget speech of 1991–1992 with a quote from French novelist Victor Hugo: “No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.” He then went on to conclude with the declaration: […]
Test – 14: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 15 March 2015 Click on the below questions and answer each within the word limit specified before each question. 1) “The major characteristics of eighteenth-century India was therefore the weakening of the centralised Mughal empire and a dispersal of political power across the regions.” […]
10) What features characterised the Cold War in the 1950s and 1960s? Examine. (200 WOrds) BBC
9) Analyse the main features of the nature of peasant movements after 1857. (200 Words) India’s Struggle for Independence, Chapter – 3
8) Among the numerous tribal revolts, the Santhal hool or uprising was the most massive. Why did it take place? What were its consequences? Examine. (200 Words) India’s Struggle for Independence, Chapter – 2
7) Why do you think the rebels of 1857 Revolt did not succeed in defeating the British? Critically examine. (200 Words) India’s Struggle for Independence, Chapter – 1
6) Examine the role of USA in USSR disintegration. (200 Words) Reference
5) How did the Vietnam War impact USA? Examine. (200 Words) CNN Reference
4) Examine the events that led to opening up of the heavily armed Berlin Wall literally overnight. (200 Words) NYT
3) Why is the Cuban missile crisis stands as a singular event during the Cold War ? Analyse. (200 Words) Reference
2) “The expansion of the empire in India in the second half of the eighteenth century marked an extension of the ‘gentlemanly capitalism’.” Discuss. (200 Words) From Plassey to Partition, Chapter – 1 Reference
1) “The major characteristics of eighteenth-century India was therefore the weakening of the centralised Mughal empire and a dispersal of political power across the regions.” Discuss such dispersal of political power in South India. (200 Words) From Plassey to Partition, Chapter – 1
Insights Daily Current Events, 15 March 2016 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. ACB by Karnataka The Karnataka government has set up an Anti-Corruption Bureau to provide a transparent and efficient administration. […]
SYNOPSIS: Insights Secure Q&A March 14, 2016 Archives This is a new feature. As feedback from our side on your answers is missing, we thought of providing detailed synopsis of important Secure questions on daily basis so that you could revise our synopsis and compare it with your answers. We intend to post synopsis of Secure […]
[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Events: 15 March 2016 Archives – Secure 2016 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies 1) What are the components of an Intelligent Transport System (ITS)? Discuss the potential and challenges of adopting ITS in Indian cities. (200 […]
Topic:Attitude; Moral persuasion 8) What do you understand by nudging concept – which is used in economics, political theory and behavioural science? Discuss the ethical issues arising out of nudging. (200 Words) Livemint The Economist
Topic: Energy 7) Differentiate between energy security and energy independence. In your opinion, should India strive for energy independence or security? Substantiate. (200 Words) Business Standard
Topic: Cropping patterns 6) In the past one decade alone, horticultural output has surged by nearly 70 per cent – from around 167 million tonnes in 2004-05 to over 283 million tonnes in 2014-15. Discuss the reasons behind this success. It is also said that several challenges exist in realizing full potential of this sector. […]